People in Business for May 1

Appointments

Sara A. Austin, a partner in the Austin Law Firm LLC, will become president of the 27,000-member Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) at the conclusion of the PBA Annual Meeting, May 13, in Hershey. She will be the first woman PBA president from York County and the third woman president in the 121-year history of the PBA. Austin served on the PBA Board of Governors from 2009 until 2012 as the zone governor for Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and York counties. She is a member of the PBA House of Delegates, the association’s policy-making body. She also is a past president of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the continuing legal education arm of the PBA. Austin was president of the York County Bar Association (YCBA) in 2006. She is a former chair of the YCBA Young Lawyers Section and former treasurer and board member of the York County Bar Foundation. She also is a member of numerous YCBA and Foundation committees. Austin is a past president of the Middle District Bankruptcy Bar Association and is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. She is an adjunct professor at the Widener School of Law in Harrisburg. Austin is a graduate of the University of Virginia and the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at The College of William & Mary.

Sara A. Austin, a partner in the Austin Law Firm LLC, will become president of the 27,000-member Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) at the conclusion of the PBA Annual Meeting, May 13.(Photo: Submitted)

Jeri Sims has been appointed as the new chief executive officer for the Red Cross Central Pennsylvania Region. Sims comes to the Red Cross from the Community Arts Center in Williamsport, where she served as assistant executive director and director of development since 2007. Sims will be based out of the region’s Harrisburg office and will start on Monday, April 11. A welcome reception will be planned for later this spring.

Jeri Sims has been appointed to chief executive officer for the Red Cross Central Pennsylvania Region.(Photo: Submitted)

Awards

Dave Pollick, Personal Injury Attorney and managing partner of The Law Offices of Dale E. Anstine is the receipt of the Lawyers of Distinction Award, which recognizes Pollick as being in the top ten percent of lawyers in the U.S.

Dave Pollick, personal injury attorney and managing partner of The Law Offices of Dale E. Anstine, is the receipt of the Lawyers of Distinction Award.(Photo: Submitted)

Greg Martin, personal injury attorney at The Law Offices of Dale E. Anstine, has been awarded Best Attorney by Rue Ratings’ Best Attorneys of America, the highest-rated legal counsel which invites less than one percent of attorneys in the U.S. to be a member.

Greg Martin, personal injury attorney at The Law Offices of Dale E. Anstine, has been awarded Best Attorney by Rue Ratings’ Best Attorneys of America(Photo: Submitted)

Certifications

Kami Noel of East Berlin, a communications coordinator with Adams Electric completed completed the Robert I. Kabat Management Internship Program with the University of Wisconsin – Madison, Wis. A former reporter and editor with the Gettysburg Times, Noel has been with Adams Electric since 2008. She is a graduate of Shippensburg University with a bachelor’s degree in communications/journalism. She earned her NRECA Certified Cooperative Communicator certificate in 2010.

Community

GIANT Food Stores and MARTIN’S Food Markets has lowered prices on more than 1,000 key staple items throughout all of its stores as part of its continued commitment to lowering prices and helping its customers save money when they shop. The lower prices are called out with blue tags on items in the fresh, nonperishable and health and beauty care departments.

Dividends

The Board of Directors of ACNB Corporation approved the issuance of the regular quarterly cash dividend. The cash dividend of $0.20 per share is payable on June 15, 2016, to shareholders of record on June 1, 2016. With this second quarter dividend, the regular quarterly cash dividends paid to shareholders for the first six months of 2016 will total $0.40 per share. This per share amount will result in aggregate dividend payments of more than $2.4 million to ACNB Corporation shareholders for the first two quarters of 2016. In comparison to a year ago, ACNB Corporation paid a $0.20 dividend per share in the second quarter of 2015 and a total of $0.40 per share for the first half of 2015.

Events

The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) held a regional meeting on March 30 at WellSpan Health’s offices in York to discuss key health care priorities, including the importance of supporting telemedicine initiatives at hospitals and physician practices across the commonwealth. One of the key topics discussed was telemedicine technology in health care, which WellSpan highlighted with a hands-on educational simulation of its Telestroke program. Through its Telestroke program, WellSpan has the ability to conduct video consultations with stroke patients who may not be able to quickly access a neurologist. Through WellSpan’s program, neurologists at WellSpan York Hospital can conduct a video consultation with patients at other hospitals across the region.

Dr. John Mingle, a neurologist with WellSpan Neurology, leads a demonstration of WellSpan Health’s Telestroke program, using videoconferencing technology to consult remotely with physicians and patients who may have experienced a stroke.(Photo: Submitted)

PeoplesBank, A Codorus Valley Company, was honored April 6 at the second annual Innovation in Financial Education Awards ceremony presented by Nasdaq and EverFi. This national award recognizes PeoplesBank’s significant efforts to improve the financial literacy and money management skills of Americans through unique digital learning initiatives. Thirty-five institutions from across the United States were honored with this distinction at a ceremony at Nasdaq Marketsite in New York City.

The Gettysburg Adams Chamber of Commerce invites employees of chamber member businesses and organizations to its free Member Appreciation Picnic, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 25, in the Adams Electric Cooperative Inc. Pavilion, 1338 Biglerville Road, Gettysburg. There is no cost to attend the picnic, but pre-registration is required for lunch and the awards reception to 717-334-8151, info@gettysburg-chamber.org or online at gettysburg-chamber.org.

New hires

Mary Ellen Thomson, of York, was named financial advisor in Fulton Financial Advisors’ brokerage department. In this position, she will be responsible for providing investment advice along with tailored solutions for a variety of brokerage clients. Thomson comes to Fulton Financial Advisors from Merrill Lynch where she held the position of investment associate.

Eric M. Chase, MS of York Township, has been selected byThe Children’s Aid Society, Southern PA District Church of the Brethren as its new executive director. The selection was made after a regional search and selection process. Chase’s resume includes over 25 years of executive planning, administration, communications, marketing, fundraising, and family counseling experience in the nonprofit sector. He holds a bachelors degree in psychology, a master of science degree in counseling education and is currently working on a masters of divinity degree.

The Children’s Aid Society, Southern PA District Church of the Brethren has announced the selection of Eric M. Chase, MS of York Township as its new executive director.(Photo: Submitted)

Janelle Black has joined the York County Bar Association and Foundation as director of legal services and advocacy. In this role she will work collaboratively with MidPenn Legal Services, PIRC, York County Self-Help Center and other agencies to coordinate the Bar’s Pro Bono and legal services programs. Black is a graduate of York College of Pennsylvania and Widener University School of Law.

Janelle Black has joined the York County Bar Association and Foundation as director of legal services and advocacy.(Photo: Courtesy Hayman Studio)

Promotions

Stacey L. Wilhide, of Spring Grove, was promoted to assistant branch manager at Fulton Bank’s Hanover Branch. In this position, she will be responsible for the daily operations of the branch, and the sales and servicing of bank products at the branch level. Wilhide joined Fulton Bank in 2011 and most recently held the position of head teller.

Recognitions

Rutter’s ranked first in a national convenience store survey of top 40 chains. Technomic, an independent research firm in the foodservice industry, surveyed a group of convenience store customers to rank their preferences. Rutter’s is proud that of the two areas surveyed it was rated first in Brand Fit and Loyalty and came in a close second on the list for Best Food and Beverage.

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